At Rosehill. Race 8. Looks a little like winter Down Under. Guess that is because it is winter Down Under…
For the first hour of every day in the office, one of the televisions carries Australian racing coverage. From the far flung and less far flung. Sophie provides context on plenty of them – and resorting to good old Google for the more obscure “far flung” that have not come onto her radar…
There are over 350 race tracks in Australia…
Loading at Doomben for the 8th. The 8th at Rosehill going to Chilly Girl under Tim Clark..
My good mate Richard Farquhar did a fantastic job a few years back of “Walking The Courses” between all 59 British Racecourses. The same gig in Australia would take some doing. That would be a very proper “walkabout”. I wonder how many people have raced at them all ?? I wonder if anybody ever has…??
Ginzinger Champ goes in at Doomben. Parading for the 7th at Caulfield. Cosmic Crusader the jolly…
Saturday. So coverage coming from more mainstream tracks as opposed to the quirky country courses that feature regularly…
Just need to find one for that Melbourne Cup gig so that I can go on my “walkabout”…
Back home, just the one runner over the weekend. Tired old record – ground conditions scuppering a plan or three for others. Lingfield’s card switched to the all weather and so PERDY IN PARIS (Benoit up) will head there later this evening…
Take That, ColdPlay, Abba and the Boomtown Rats playing live after racing. Actually, I made that bit up. There might be a Steel Band…
Summer rolls on. Sales season is about to get under way in Deauville. The big battalions waving around their large cheque books…
Football’s back. Although it never really went away. QPR mid table mediocrity or a revelatory Promotion push ?? I know which way this one goes…
Thankfully, a Test Series starts next week. 3 matches against Pakistan. England to be led by Joe Rooooooot. Proper sport…
Catching up on news Stateside. Saratoga specifically. Clancy and his team churning out the words and the tales and the stories through the “Saratoga Special”. And winners too !! Cyber Ninja in the Michael G Walsh Stakes…
Riverdee top of the Owner’s Table. Man, that’s good Clancy….
